Background

Fintech (Financial Technology) is the adoption of variety of technological developments such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, data analytics, application programming interfaces to the financial products and services such that it improves and mechanizes the application of financial services. With the Government’s focus to make India $5 trillion economy, a strong financial system becomes importance to realize this goal. With the service sector contributing more than 50 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Indian context and the revolution in terms of digital payments, mergers of the banks, the demand for the qualified workforce is the need of the hour.

Program Description

MIT, Manipal is the first and the only institute that offers the Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Financial Technology program in India.  This program is delivered through the three Departments at MIT, Manipal:  Department of Humanities and Management jointly with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and the Department of Mathematics. This is a unique program as it mixes the course contents providing the graduates of this program to emerge with a deep theoretical knowledge and a strong practical training in Computer Science, Financial Technology and Mathematical domains. The program provides the graduates to be industry ready focusing on Fintech: Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets.

The program offers the following:

• Functional and domain knowledge:

- Banking

- Payments

- Capital Markets

• Fintech Application Patterns and Architecture Patterns

- Presentation Apps

- Transactional/Processing Apps

- Reporting and Analytics Apps

• Key Technologies used in Modern Fintech Apps

- Java, Python & related OSS Frameworks

- Relational Databases, Big Data

- Blockchain

- Cloud Computing /Technologies

Program Objectives

With the heightened need for engineers with a sound knowledge in the three domain areas: Computer Science, Mathematics and Finance, the course has the following objectives:.

• To prepare the students interested to pursue a Career in FinTech with Fintech Domain/Technology Knowledge.
• To create a competent student talent pool with the basic and practical skills relevant for FinTech Industry.

Career Prospects

• Careers at FinTech industry / Software / Data Analytics / AI-ML / Cyber Security / Banking, Capital Markets and in consulting.
• Higher Learning opportunities in reputed Institutes / Universities in India and abroad.
• Possible placements in Cyber and Information Security (C&IS), Civil Service India, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and in finance sectors.

Outline - BTech Computer Science and Financial Technology

First Year, I Semester 

22 Credits    Common to All Branches

First Year, II Semester 

22 Credits    Common to All Branches    

Second Year, III Semester

4 Credits       Mathematics for Finance            

4 Credits       Object Oriented Programming

4 Credits       Algorithms & Data Structures

4 Credits       Introduction to Banking, Payments and Capital Markets

3 Credits       Database Management Systems

1 Credit        Object Oriented Programming Lab (Java)

1 Credit        Data Base Management Systems Lab

Second Year, IV Semester

4 Credits       Probability, Stochastic Process and Operations Research

3 Credits       Accounting for Engineers

3 Credits       Cyber Security

3 Credits       Introduction to Fintech

3 Credits       Computer Networks

3 Credits       Financial Management

2 Credits       Fintech Lab

Third Year, V Semester

3 Credits       Software Application Design

3 Credits       Embedded and Decentralized Finance

3 Credits       Banking Technology

3 Credits       Statistics for Finance

3 Credits       Operating system

3 Credits       Creativity, Problem Solving and Innovation

1 Credit        Software Application Design-Lab

1 Credit        Banking Technology lab

Third Year, VI Semester

4 Credits       Machine Learning & Deep Learning

3 Credits       Essentials of Management

3 Credits       Capital Markets Technology

3 Credits       Program Elective-1

3 Credits       Program Elective-2

3 Credits       Open Elective

1 Credit        Capital Markets Lab

1 Credit        Machine Learning Lab

Fourth Year, VII Semester

3 Credits       Program Elective-3

3 Credits       Program Elective-4

3 Credits       Program Elective-5

3 Credits       Program Elective-6

3 Credits       Program Elective-7

3 Credits       Management Research Methods

Fourth Year, VIII Semester

1 Credit        Industrial Training Report

12 Credits     Project work/Practice school

BTech Computer Science and Financial Technology (Admission Batch: 2023 - 2027)

In Association with

This program is offered in association with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS), a U.S. headquartered multi-national that provides a wide range of financial products and services. FIS is a leader in technology and services and is known for its development of Financial Technology or FinTech.

FIS is a leading provider of technology solutions for financial institutions and businesses of all sizes and across any industry globally. FIS enables the movement of commerce by unlocking the financial technology that powers the world’s economy. Its employees are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests through trusted innovation, system performance and flexible architecture. FIS helps its clients use technology in innovative ways to solve business-critical challenges and deliver superior experiences for its customers. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is a member of the Fortune 500^® and the Standard & Poor’s 500^® Index.

As industry leaders, they would provide the inputs for designing the courses so that this B.Tech. (Computer Science and Financial Technology) program is designed to meet the industry requirements. FIS also provides support for handling the classes to the graduates and provides case applications from Fintech.